Moving Tips – Part Two

Moving Tips Part 2

  • Important documents such as wills or deeds, jewelry, photos, and family videos are impossible to replace. Consider moving these and other important belongings to a safety deposit box while you move.
  • Find out if homeowners or renters insurance policy covers your belongings in transit.
  • Be sure to settle all bills that may be overlooked in the move a few days before moving day.
  • Remember to contact your local post office and fill out forwarding address forms.
  • Additionally, leaving a small welcome card with your forwarding address for the new people moving into your old home is a nice way of asking for any additional pieces of your mail to be redirected.
  • You should always shut and lock all windows and doors as you leave your old home on moving day.
  • Many movers will be able to make special arrangements for transporting your plants and pets.
  • If moving into an apartment/ highrise be sure to book the elevator with the management company.
  • Avoid loading more than 50 pounds into one box.
  • Label each box and indicate the following: which room it should go in, whether it is fragile, and if it should be loaded last so it will be unloaded first.
  • Pack medications in a leak proof container.
  • Movers are limited by law in what they can give you for lost or damaged goods. To cover potential damage, check with existing homeowner’s or renter’s policy.
  • Document an inventory of all your belongings before you pack.

Corrie Harpe

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